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A company in the central province of Quang Nam is the new owner of the small bicycle that Vi Quyet Chien, 13, used to travel from his home in Van Ho District in Son La, a province in Vietnam’s northern mountains, to the capital city of Hanoi last month. The auction for the bicycle that Chien rode to visit his two-month-old brother, who is still hospitalized in Hanoi, was organized on Facebook by Hanoi resident Dang Nhu Quynh. Held from Monday to Thursday, the auction attracted hundreds of individuals and firms. Aside from its VND103 million ($4,400) bid for the bicycle, the winner also gave Chien’s parents VND20 million ($896) to support the family. Quynh himself had raised VND50 million ($2,243) from benefactors to help the family. Vi Van Nam, Chien’s father, said he will spend the money on the hospital bills for the sick baby and pay a loan of nearly VND30 million ($1,345) he had taken for the treatment. "As farmers, it’s not easy for us to … [Read more...] about Bicycle Vietnamese boy rode 103km to see ailing brother auctioned

Vi Quyet Chien of Van Ho District in Son La, a province in Vietnam’s northern mountains, returned home from school on Monday afternoon and learned from his grandfather that his two-month-old youngest brother was admitted in a hospital in Hanoi 175 kilometers (109 miles) away. 13-year-old Vi Quyet Chien at the Vietnam National Children's Hospital in Hanoi. Photos from Facebook's page of the doctor treating his youngest brother. The grandfather said Chien lay on a couch and cried when he got the news. He decided to ride all the way to Hanoi on his small bicycle to check on the child. He did not tell anyone about the plan and chose a different route to get out of the village to avoid being seen by his neighbors. The boy had no idea where Hanoi was or how to there, and followed the national highway and asked people he met along the way. Since the bicycle’s brakes were broken, he had to use his feet to stop in some downhill sections. He did not have anything with … [Read more...] about Boy, 13, cycles 60 miles through mountains to Hanoi to see sick brother

By Duc Hung &nbspDecember 26, 2018 | 08:14 pm GMT+7 Two men are caught for stealing hundreds of dogs in the central province of Ha Tinh. Photo courtesy of Ha Tinh Police Two brothers in Ha Tinh Province are being investigated for stealing hundreds of dogs over the past three months. Armed with stun guns, knives and other weapons, Nguyen Van Ca, 27, and Nguyen Van Quan, 30, are believed to have stolen hundreds of dogs in the provinces since October. Initial investigations have found that the duo managed to snatch eight to 10 dogs every night on average. Ca would sold them to his mother-in-law, Tran Thi Chau, for VND800,000 ($34.38) to VND1 million ($42.97) each. The dog catchers were caught Sunday as dozens of police officers raided a noodlse soup stall run by Chau and caught her and Ca conducting their dog trading. Police also seized four stolen dogs, a motorbike along with several weapons. Chau will face charges of "harboring or consuming property acquired through … [Read more...] about Two brothers arrested for stealing hundreds of dogs in central Vietnam

By Tam Giao &nbspDecember 5, 2018 | 08:01 pm GMT+7 Giang Quoc Nghiep and Giang Quoc Co try to break the Guinness World Record with their death-defying head-to-head balancing act in Italy on November 15. Photo by VnExpress/Viet Khoa The daredevil Giang brothers have taken their death-defying head-to-head balancing act to new heights in Italy. Giang Quoc Co, 34, and Giang Quoc Nghiep, 28, reached Italy set a new world record by performing their death-defying acrobatic act blindfolded, with one balancing the other’s head on his own head at a film studio in Rome on November 15. They smashed the world record by walking up and down 10 stairs in 53.97 seconds, Guinness World Record officials announced Wednesday. The duo was given a minute to perform the stunt, but they managed it in 53.97 seconds. The Giang brothers were thrust into the international spotlight after setting a Guinness World Record in 2016 ‘for the most stairs climbed while balancing a … [Read more...] about Vietnamese brothers set new Guinness World Record

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Gamuda Land will launch two new high-end villa products for the Gamuda Gardens township project by the end of the year, proving its confidence in the development of Việt Nam’s property market. New products on sale include the Carnation and Azalea villas in the Gamuda Gardens township located adjacent to Yên Sở ecological park in Hoàng Mai District, Hà Nội. The resort-style houses are situated at the southern gateway to the capital city, and are designed to provide the ideal home for future residents seeking a peaceful but convenient living place. The Malaysian company said only 12 per cent of land was used for buildings, while a lot of land is devoted to green areas, walking paths and playgrounds for children. Each villa is designed with open spaces, a pool, front and rear gardens, private elevators and a basement for a wine cellar so the owner can design their dream home. Besides parks, residents … [Read more...] about Gamuda to launch new villas for Gamuda Gardens township

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Gamuda Land will launch two new high-end villa products for the Gamuda Gardens township project by the end of the year, proving its confidence in the development of Việt Nam’s property market. New products on sale include the Carnation and Azalea villas in the Gamuda Gardens township located adjacent to Yên Sở ecological park in Hoàng Mai District, Hà Nội. The resort-style houses are situated at the southern gateway to the capital city, and are designed to provide the ideal home for future residents seeking a peaceful but convenient living place. The Malaysian company said only 12 per cent of land was used for buildings, while a lot of land is devoted to green areas, walking paths and playgrounds for children. Each villa is designed with open spaces, a pool, front and rear gardens, private elevators and a basement for a wine cellar so the owner can design their dream home. Besides parks, residents also … [Read more...] about Gamuda to lauch new villas for Gamuda Gardens township

PHILADELPHIA — Catastrophic engine failure on a Southwest Airlines flight from New York to Dallas killed one person and forced an emergency landing on Tuesday, the first fatal incident in US commercial aviation for nearly a decade. The Boeing 737-700 took off without incident but minutes into the flight, passengers heard an explosion in the left engine, which sent shrapnel flying through the window, shattering the glass and leading oxygen masks to drop, witnesses said. "We believe there were parts coming out of this engine," Robert Sumwalt, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, told a news conference, confirming engine failure but no fire. "There is one fatality," Sumwalt said. US media said seven people were slightly injured. The identity of the dead person was not immediately disclosed. "We are saying this is an engine failure," Sumwalt said. Southwest Airlines said flight 1380 had been en route from New York’s LaGuardia domestic airport to Dallas Love … [Read more...] about One dead as jet engine fails on New York-Dallas flight

Probability of a bubble Vo Huynh Tuan Kiet Since its quick recovery in 2014, the Vietnamese real estate market has witnessed an unparalleled supply of new projects being constantly launched and with good net absorption. Along with the market’s traditional segments, new products have been introduced, such as second-home villas, condotels, and officetels. Since 2015, the Vietnamese government loosened its requirements for foreigners to buy and own properties in Vietnam, which helped attract more foreign investors to the market (Figures 1 and 2). Nonetheless, many experts and investors have cast doubts upon this rapid recovery, predicting underlying risks. These risks include an oversupply of high-end projects, the return of speculators, and falling market demand. The biggest concern would be another property bubble akin to the one that shook the market in 2007 and froze the property market until 2013. The market is still paying the cost of this previous bubble. As the … [Read more...] about Signs of another property bubble?

Vingroup and Tan Hoang Minh were leading in sales volume and revenue of apartments in the local property market in the fourth quarter of 2017 (Q4/2017), according to the Savills Viet Nam, a foreign property service provider in the country.Do Thi Thu Hang, Associate Director-Research, Savills Ha Noi, said currently, 98 per cent developers of real estate projects were domestic enterprises.The top three investors with the highest revenue in sales of apartments are Vingroup, Tan Hoang Minh and Sungroup. But when it comes to sales volume, Vingroup, Tan Hoang Minh and Geleximco are the market leaders.In 2017, 63 new projects entered the property market. New launches remained unchanged year on year (YoY), but primary supply increased 14 per cent YoY. Grade-A projects had the best performance, tripling sales YoY, according to Savills Viet Nam’s quarterly report on Ha Noi property market in Q4/2017.Savills said customers are buying Grade-A apartments for lease, besides residential … [Read more...] about Vingroup, Tan Hoang Minh lead property sales volume

“The social housing segment will further develop while there will be a restructure of the high-end segment to meet market demand,” it said. “Condotels and land plots in housing projects will continue to be in great demand.“Disputes over apartment buildings will be more knotty and need to be resolved in a timely manner.”Le Hoang Chau, chairman of HoREA, said the city real estate market would expand this year to neighbouring regions. Investors, both domestic and foreign, would strengthen co-operation, he said.“The market will develop more steadily with online trading becoming more popular and more green constructions that are environment-friendly becoming trendy.”The association said there would be a raft of mergers and acquisitions this year, boosting construction activities in the city.Foreign direct investment would remain the main source of funding for the market, it said.There is no threat of a bubble this year thanks to timely action by the … [Read more...] about City property market to grow in 2018